Patents by Inventor Christ pher B. Reynolds

Christ pher B. Reynolds has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method for modifying the behavior of a state machine
    Patent number: 7065733
    Abstract: A method and system for modifying the function of a state machine having a programmable logic device. The method includes the steps of modifying a high-level design of the state machine to obtain a modified high-level design of the state machine with a modified function; generating a programmable logic device netlist from differences in the high-level design and the high-level modified design; and installing the modified function into the state machine by programming the programmable logic device based on the programmable logic device netlist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kenneth J. Goodnow, Clarence R. Ogilvié, Christ pher B. Reynolds, Jack R. Smith, Sebastian T. Ventrone